Deck 9: Managing Conflict and Power

Question 1

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-An approach to conflict in which one pursues his or her own goals to the exclusion of the goals of others.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Power that comes from belonging to a network of people who have substantial influence.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Answer 2

V

Question 3

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-An approach to conflict in which one person abandons his or her own goals and acquiesces to the desires of another person.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Power that comes from having specialized skills or knowledge.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 5

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A short-term conflict resolution that occurs when both parties change their goals to make them compatible.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 6

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Accusations directed at one's conversation partner that have little to do with a disagreement.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 7

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A relationship in which power is imbalanced.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 8

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A form of conflict resolution in which both sides maintain individual goals while developing creative solutions to mutual problems.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 9

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A result of achieving resolution, if both parties change the basic rules governing their relationship to prevent future conflict.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 10

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-An approach to conflict in which one ignores or communicates indirectly about a situation.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 11

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Power that comes from material things such as money or property.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 12

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A type of avoidance in which one jokes about a conflict or changes the topic.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 13

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Power that comes from having a close, personal bond with someone that no one else shares.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 14

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The perception that a conflict exists, when in fact it doesn't.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 15

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A process that occurs between people who perceive incompatible goals, or interference in achieving their objectives.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 16

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Treating conflict as a mutual problem-solving challenge.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 17

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A pattern of conflict in which one person pursues his or her goals by making demands, and the other person withdraws from the encounter.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 18

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Declarations of the end of a relationship.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 19

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A relationship in which power is balanced.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 20

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Messages that are honest but have been kept hidden to protect a partner's feelings.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 21

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The sudden withdrawal of one person from a conflict.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 22

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-Power that comes from possessing personal characteristics that are considered desirable.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 23

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A type of avoidance in which one communicates in a negative manner and then abandons the encounter.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 24

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The ability to influence or control other people or events.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 25

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-A principle stating that people with moderate power tend to use controlling communication.

A) accommodation
B) avoidance
C) collaboration
D) competition
E) complementary relationship
F) compromise
G) conflict
H) demand-withdraw pattern
I) dirty secrets
J) Dyadic Power Theory
K) expertise currency
L) integrative agreements
M) intimacy currency
N) kitchen-sinking
O) personal currency
P) power
Q) pseudo-conflict
R) resource currency
S) separation
T) skirting
U) sniping
V) social network currency
W) structural improvements
X) sudden-death statements
Y) symmetrical relationship

Question 26

A key risk of using competition to manage conflict is escalation.

Question 27

Happy couples are more likely to avoid personal attacks during conflicts.

Question 28

People from collectivistic cultures view direct messages about conflict as personal attacks.

Question 29

Men tend to rely more on violence as a strategy to manage conflict than do women.

Question 30

Money, property, and food are examples of resource currency.

Question 31

The fact that an individual is linked with a network of friends gives that person intimacy currency.

Question 32

In Asian and Latino cultures, social network currency is more highly valued than resource currency.

Question 33

One positive outcome of conflict managed by compromise is that both parties leave feeling fully satisfied.

Question 34

Power is granted by those who relinquish control and allow others to exert influence over them.

Question 35

Pseudo-conflict is a risk that results from engaging in avoidance as a conflict strategy.

Question 36

In a demand-withdraw pattern, men often pursue conflict in attempting to meet their needs, whereas women respond by withdrawing from the episode.

Question 37

Separation is an unproductive long-term strategy for dealing with conflict.

Question 38

On average, people report having seven conflicts a week with relatives, friends, and lovers.

Question 39

The textbook recommends moving face-to-face conflicts online for more effective resolution.

Question 40

People with moderate power are less likely to use controlling communication.

Question 41

Reactivity is an effective conflict-management style through which relational partners can constructively vent their feelings before discussing resolutions.

Question 42

If Darcy has a long-term, committed relationship with her partner, what type of power currency is she likely to have?

A) resource currency
B) expertise currency
C) social network currency
D) personal currency
E) intimacy currency

Question 43

Which of the following statements is NOT true about how gender influences conflict management?

A) Men are encouraged to avoid conflict.
B) Women are encouraged to avoid conflict.
C) Women are likely to accommodate.
D) Men are likely to compete.
E) Men are socialized to use violence during conflict.

Question 44

Jessica's boyfriend spends the day shopping for clothes when he's supposed to be looking for a job. When he comes home, she responds, "So you're buying a new wardrobe to stand in the unemployment line?" Her remark is an example of what kind of conflict?

A) déjà vu
B) mocking
C) sniping
D) silent treatment
E) none of the options is correct

Question 45

Conflict can be described as having all the following characteristics EXCEPT

A) it is perceptual.
B) it is a process.
C) it is dynamic.
D) it stems from a series of unrelated events.
E) none of the options is correct

Question 46

If Don is the primary decision maker in his marriage and his wife Kathy acquiesces to his decisions, what is being exemplified by their relationship?

A) social network currency
B) symmetrical relationship
C) complementary relationship
D) resource currency
E) expertise currency

Question 47

If an auto repair shop charges high labor rates, yet you are willing to pay the rates because of the shop's excellent reputation and skilled mechanics, what type of power currency is represented?

A) resource currency
B) expertise currency
C) social network currency
D) personal currency
E) intimacy currency

Question 48

A person with a charismatic, extroverted personality would likely possess which type of power currency?

A) resource currency
B) expertise currency
C) social network currency
D) personal currency
E) intimacy currency

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a source of conflict?

A) irritating partner behaviors
B) differences in income and education
C) disagreements regarding relationship rules
D) personality clashes
E) none of the options is correct

Question 50

The new person you are dating keeps asking you about the status of your relationship, and you respond by joking that committed relationships always end. What conflict approach are you using?

A) collaboration
B) skirting
C) accommodation
D) avoidance
E) withdrawal

Question 51

Which of the following is TRUE of people who use collaborative approaches to manage conflict?

A) They are likely to see the same conflict resurface
B) They experience shorter and fewer disputes.
C) They experience more mutual resentment.
D) They are more likely to use separation in a positive way.
E) all of the options are correct

Question 52

If your faculty advisor, who is helping you prepare your résumé, has many contacts in the business world, what type of power currency does he or she wield?

A) resource currency
B) expertise currency
C) social network currency
D) personal currency
E) intimacy currency

Question 53

According to the textbook, during a conflict physical violence can occur

A) against men.
B) against women.
C) in heterosexual relationships.
D) in homosexual relationships.
E) all of the options are correct

Question 54

Which of the following statements about conflict and violence is TRUE?

A) More than half of men and women have used violence to deal with conflict.
B) Men are more likely to be injured or killed than women.
C) More gay men than lesbians experience violence in relationships.
D) Women perpetrate about as much violence as do men.
E) Gay men experience more violence than heterosexual men.

Question 55

Cheryl finds that she always has to remind her ex-husband to pay child support, to pick up their son, and to be a good father. He ignores her repeated attempts to resolve their child-care conflicts and says he is too busy to talk to or deal with his son. What is this couple experiencing?

A) an integrative agreement
B) structural improvement
C) separation
D) a demand-withdraw pattern
E) escalation

Question 56

Collaborative conflict management means

A) attacking the problem, not the person.
B) focusing on common interests.
C) developing creative options before making decisions.
D) evaluating your solutions.
E) all of the options are correct

Question 57

If your parents provide you with food, clothing, shelter, and other basic needs, what kind of power currency do they have over you?

A) resource currency
B) expertise currency
C) social network currency
D) personal currency
E) intimacy currency

Question 58

Naja influences her partner's decisions and seems always to get what she wants. However, it seems her partner's goals are abandoned in order to do so. What is Naja demonstrating?

A) separation
B) domination
C) reactivity
D) competition
E) accommodation

Question 59

Which power currency is linked to charisma, communication, and humor?

A) personal currency
B) social network currency
C) resource currency
D) intimacy currency
E) expertise currency

Question 60

What is the primary risk of using a competitive conflict style?

A) reactivity
B) escalation
C) cumulative annoyance
D) skirting
E) sniping

Question 61

What conflict approach often results when a collaborative approach to handling conflict fails?

A) collaboration
B) compromise
C) avoidance
D) competition
E) accommodation

Question 62

Which of the following is TRUE of serial arguments?

A) Each argument relates to the same issue.
B) Arguments cycle between "heating up" and "quiet" periods.
C) These occur most often in romantic and/or family relationships.
D) These often include demand-withdraw patterns.
E) all of the options are correct

Question 63

Which of the following is considered to be a form of avoidance as a strategy for managing conflict?

A) reactivity
B) escalation
C) domination
D) chilling effect
E) sniping

Question 64

Identify strategies one can use to improve conflict-management skills.

Question 65

Define pseudo-conflict.

Question 66

What is the difference between a symmetrical relationship and a complementary relationship?

Question 67

What effect does gender have on violence in relationships?

Question 68

How does the demand-withdraw pattern emerge?

Question 69

What are some ways to reduce the likelihood of violence in your relationship?

Question 70

Identify five ways that conflict can be managed.

Question 71

What are two factors that may increase the use of accommodation?

Question 72

Identify and explain power and its defining characteristics.

Question 73

Define and give an example of the five power currencies used in our personal relationships.

Question 74

Why is collaboration considered to be the most constructive strategy for managing conflict? Describe four strategies that can be used for collaboratively managing conflict.

Question 75

How do gender and culture impact conflict?

Question 76

What are some strategies for effectively managing conflict online?

Question 77

What are four characteristics of most conflicts?